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I had the same question recently and so built an app to surface rapidly growing google trends. It was a Show HN project not long ago and people seemed to like

by jhow15 7y ago

I had the same question recently and so built an app to surface rapidly growing google trends. It was a Show HN project not long ago and people seemed to like it: https://trennd.co https://trennd.co I've also noticed a lot of larger trends that other commenters have highlighted too: - data privacy focussed products (DuckDuckGo/SimpleAnalytics) - everything machine learning - meat substitutes - alternative forms of entertainment (axe throwing/escape rooms)

nikkwong 7y ago
This is a neat project well-executed. Most of the trends I see on the list I've already heard about. Is there a way to surface up and coming trends?
- jhow15 7y ago
  Thank you! I'd recommend filtering by 12months or less or selecting the "exponential" trends filter type to surface the hottest stuff.
xcubic 7y ago
This is very nice. How kind of algorithm do you use to split the rapidly growing trends from the rest?
- jhow15 7y ago
  Thanks!! It's based on regression analysis of the topic's data.
  - osipov 7y ago
    Thanks for building this project! I'm a big fan. With that said, I think you should add a filter for "at least X searches per month" because right now Vue.JS appears right next to Juul, and these are vastly different market sizes. Also, having a filter "Between X and Y searches/month" would be great.
jl2718 7y ago
The prevalence of IT topics is surprising to me. I didn't think there were that many of us out there. Is there any bias of the results toward tech topics?
- jhow15 7y ago
  Yeah right now there is a tech bias since the scripts and sources on the backend are focussed more on that.
zelly 7y ago
Cool app, I always wanted something like this. Now I want to backtest this strategy: How long after something becomes a google trend does it become irrelevant? My intuition says that by the time something is trending, it's far too late to get in.
- jhow15 7y ago
  I think it really depends on the trend. Some can be spikes or fads especially in fashion or food. But equally, some keep rising and turn out to be part of broader industry trends that you regret not getting in when you first discovered them. The hard thing is spotting the difference!
tonixx 7y ago
My project, https://contact.do https://contact.do , is also part of the data privacy group. It protects the privacy of your email address and it also protects it from spam. You get a contact link which you can post on any site instead of your email. Here's mine: https://contact.do/toni https://contact.do/toni Please get in touch if you want a custom contact link or if you have any feedback

by jhow15 7y ago

nikkwong 7y ago

This is a neat project well-executed. Most of the trends I see on the list I've already heard about. Is there a way to surface up and coming trends?

jhow15 7y ago
Thank you! I'd recommend filtering by 12months or less or selecting the "exponential" trends filter type to surface the hottest stuff.

xcubic 7y ago

This is very nice. How kind of algorithm do you use to split the rapidly growing trends from the rest?

jhow15 7y ago
Thanks!! It's based on regression analysis of the topic's data.
- osipov 7y ago
  Thanks for building this project! I'm a big fan. With that said, I think you should add a filter for "at least X searches per month" because right now Vue.JS appears right next to Juul, and these are vastly different market sizes. Also, having a filter "Between X and Y searches/month" would be great.

jl2718 7y ago

The prevalence of IT topics is surprising to me. I didn't think there were that many of us out there. Is there any bias of the results toward tech topics?

jhow15 7y ago
Yeah right now there is a tech bias since the scripts and sources on the backend are focussed more on that.

zelly 7y ago

Cool app, I always wanted something like this. Now I want to backtest this strategy: How long after something becomes a google trend does it become irrelevant? My intuition says that by the time something is trending, it's far too late to get in.

jhow15 7y ago
I think it really depends on the trend. Some can be spikes or fads especially in fashion or food. But equally, some keep rising and turn out to be part of broader industry trends that you regret not getting in when you first discovered them. The hard thing is spotting the difference!

tonixx 7y ago

My project, https://contact.do https://contact.do , is also part of the data privacy group. It protects the privacy of your email address and it also protects it from spam. You get a contact link which you can post on any site instead of your email. Here's mine: https://contact.do/toni https://contact.do/toni Please get in touch if you want a custom contact link or if you have any feedback